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Leaning Forward vs. Leaning Back: Making it a Choice & Why Both Make Sense

Antonia Russell
December 18, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
Leaning Forward vs. Leaning Back: Making it a Choice & Why Both Make Sense

About this session

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt yourself shrinking or feeling left out? Do you feel different than everyone around you because you hesitated to speak up? Do you feel embarrassed when speaking and have self-doubt?

If this sounds familiar, either now or at some point in your career, through this conversation, I will share personal experiences, a few tools, and strategies to stop leaning back and find ways to boost yourself and others up to derive enjoyment from your career journey.

You will walk away from this chat with:

  • An understanding as to why you may be leaning back
  • Strategies for bolstering your confidence to contribute in a way that reduces self-doubt
  • Tips on lifting up others

Meet the speaker

Antonia Russell

Antonia Russell

Antonia Russell is a Global IT Executive Director at Bristol Myers Squibb and committed to coaching new leaders and helping people to thrive. She studied computer science and engineering while earning Varsity letters in Tennis all 4 years at a Division 1 school. The travel, teamwork, competitive edge, and desire to continuously improve carried over to her professional life where she learned the value of a growth mindset, being part of a high-performing team, and leaning into uncomfortable situations. She found herself as many others, figuring out how to navigate the corporate culture to ‘fit in’ while still being her authentic self. She is still an avid sports fan with a particular passion for the N.Y. Giants.

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